Stabbing in Silver Spring may be gang related

Police believe a stabbing last week in the Long Branch neighborhood of Silver Spring was gang-related.

Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department's Third District station in Silver Spring responded about 4:44 p.m. Feb. 11 to the area of Piney Branch Road and Arliss Street where they found a 17-year-old male from Silver Spring suffering from stab wounds to his upper body.

Police say the victim was fighting with two males who then stabbed him. The victim was seriously injured but is expected to survive, according to a news release from Montgomery County Police.

Officer Melanie Brenner said activity leading to the stabbing "gave investigators an indication it was gang related," but she couldn't specify further. The investigation is continuing.

The males were Hispanic. One was 18 to 20 years old, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans. The other was 16 to 17 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a white long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans.